Evar Swanson
1902-1973

OF 1929-30, 32-34 Reds, White Sox

Evar Swanson's Teammates

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Career 515.3037170

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A three-sport star at Lombard College in Illinois, Swanson played three years in the NFL (1925-27) as an end for the Chicago Cardinals before turning exclusively to baseball. He was one of the fastest men in baseball during a period of heavy hitting. He stole 33 bases and scored 100 runs in his rookie year for the 1929 Reds. In a contest held between games of a doubleheader (9/15/29), he circled the bases in 13.3 seconds, a record that still stands. (LRD)